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Show Information & Vendor Setup Procedures

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OddmExpedition Elsewhere
Date: February 24-25, 2024
Time: Saturday 11pm-8pm, Sunday 12pm-6pm
Location: R. Shea Brewing Co. (540 S. Main Street, Suite 214 – Akron, Ohio 44311)
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Vendor Setup Information: Coming soon

Oddmall SHOP PLOP at Underhill’s Games
Date: 2024 Date TBA
Time: Saturday 12pm-8pm
Location: Underhill’s Games (1753 State Rd, Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44223)
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Vendor Setup Information: Vendors may set up beginning at 9am. Please park behind the building and enter through the rear doors. Chairs are provided. Some tables are available to borrow but if you have your own please bring it.

Oddmall: Inside Out
Date: May 4-5, 2024
Time: Saturday 11am-10pm, Sunday 11am-5pm
Location: Stark County Fairgrounds (305 Wertz Ave NW, Canton, OH 44708)
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Vendor Setup Information: Vendors may begin setting up at 4pm on Friday and at 7am on Saturday and at 10am on Sunday. Vendors are responsible for their own tables, chairs, tents, etc… Tables are rentable before the show through the registration form. Outdoor vendors may drive right up to their booth for setup. Indoor vendors may also drive into the building to unload, provided it doesn’t get too crowded. We will have staff onsite to direct you. Teardown begins at 10pm on Saturday but vendors may also choose to teardown on Sunday. If you are using a tent you must make sure it is properly weighted and secured.

Outdoor vendors are encouraged to bring extra lighting, the more festive the better, to use after dark. There are lights onsite, but additional ones in your booth are advised.

FOOD TRUCKS

Food Truck Setup: Please plan to be set up and ready for inspection at least one hour prior to the show so we can make sure everything is properly placed and the health inspector can do their job efficiently.

Electricity and Water: Please keep in mind there is a $75 fee if you will be using the electrical hookups provided by the venue. There is no fee if you are providing your own electricity or not using electricity at all. Water is available onsite. Nevertheless, all food trucks and food vendors must be able to operate self-sufficiently and independent of outside water and electricity if the need arises.

Menus and Feeding the Vendors: We have about 300 vendors at this show and many of them will be stuck at their booths starving and lamenting that they can’t leave to visit you awesome people. I encourage you to print menus that we can give to the vendors so they can place orders by text or phone, either to make their wait in line quicker or to have their food delivered to their booth if you have the means to do so.

Most ODDsome Food Truck Contest: We will be offering a free food truck space at a future Oddmall show to the winner of the Food Truck taste test. If you wish to participate we request a donation of four sample meals (whatever items you want to submit for judgement – one for each judge) so we can make an informed decision. Participation is voluntary and you are under no obligation to give free food to the judges (although you won’t qualify to win if you don’t participate). The judges will have some obvious way to mark themselves as such and will approach each of you at a random time. If you do not with to participate please just let the judges know when they arrive.

I think we are all going to have a great show! If you have any questions please feel free to email me and I will answer as soon as possible.

Oddmall: The Great Grassman Gathering
Date: June 2, 2023
Time: Friday 6pm-9pm
Location: Akron, Ohio (Kenmore Blvd between 13th St. and 16th St.)
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Vendor Setup Information: Vendors may begin setting up at 3pm on Friday. The mustering point is in front of the library at 969 Kenmore Blvd. Vendors will choose their spots onsite. If you are using a tent please make sure it is properly weighted and secured.

Oddmall: Riverside Ramble
Date: June 11, 2023
Time: Sunday 10am-5pm
Location: Monument Park (900-1150 Stadium Park Dr NW, Canton, OH 44707
(Just south of 12th Street))
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Vendor Setup Information: Vendors may begin setting up at 7am on Sunday. The parks department has asked us not to drive on the grass, so please pull up on the street as close to your booth as possible to unload, then move your vehicle to any parking area. We will be reserving the closest parking lot for the food trucks but vehicles may be parked along the roadway. If you are using a tent please make sure it is properly weighted and secured.

Oddmall Shop Plop at Wolf Games & Models
Date: July 15, 2023
Time: Saturday 12pm-8pm
Location: Wolf Games & Models (125 Erie St., Massillon, OH 44646)
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Vendor Setup Information: Vendors may begin setup at 9am on Saturday. Chairs are provided and some tables are available, however, please bring your own table if you can.

Oddmall: Emporium of the Weird
Date: July 22-23, 2023
Time: Saturday 12pm-10pm, Sunday 10am-5pm
Location: Stark County Fairgrounds (305 Wertz Ave NW, Canton, OH 44708)
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Vendor Setup Information: Vendors may begin setting up at 5pm on Friday until 10pm and at 8am on Saturday. Vendors are responsible for their own tables, chairs, tents, etc… Tables are rentable before the show through the registration form (sold out). Outdoor vendors may drive right up to their booth for setup. Indoor vendors may also drive into the building to unload, provided it doesn’t get too crowded. We will have staff onsite to direct you. Teardown begins at 5pm on Sunday but vendors may also choose to teardown on Monday. If you are using a tent you must make sure it is properly weighted and secured.

Outdoor vendors are encouraged to bring extra lighting, the more festive the better, to use after dark. There are lights onsite, but additional ones in your booth are advised.

Please enter the Fairgrounds through the entryway at the intersection of Wertz Ave. and 4th Street. Follow the drive until it ends at the large Exhibit Hall building. You may enter through the front or rear of the building. Please check in with Andy (looks like Danny DeVito) or one of the onsite volunteers when you arrive so we may direct you to your booth.

FOOD TRUCKS

Food Truck Setup: Please plan to be set up and ready for inspection at least one hour prior to the show so we can make sure everything is properly placed and the health inspector can do their job efficiently.

Electricity and Water: Please keep in mind there is a $75 fee if you will be using the electrical hookups provided by the venue. There is no fee if you are providing your own electricity or not using electricity at all. Water is available onsite. Nevertheless, all food trucks and food vendors must be able to operate self-sufficiently and independent of outside water and electricity if the need arises.

Menus and Feeding the Vendors: We have about 100 vendors at this show and many of them will be stuck at their booths starving and lamenting that they can’t leave to visit you awesome people. I encourage you to print menus that we can give to the vendors so they can place orders by text or phone, either to make their wait in line quicker or to have their food delivered to their booth if you have the means to do so.

Oddmall: Rubber City Rumpus
Date: August 4, 2023
Time: Friday 6pm-9pm
Location: Akron, Ohio (Kenmore Blvd between 13th St. and 16th St.)
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Vendor Setup Information: Vendors may begin setting up at 3pm on Friday. The mustering point is in front of the library at 969 Kenmore Blvd. Vendors will choose their spots onsite. If you are using a tent please make sure it is properly weighted and secured.

Akron Pickle Fest
Date: August 13, 2023
Time: Sunday 11am-4pm
Location: Cascade Plaza (1 Mill St.  Akron, Ohio – Behind Building 24)
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Vendor Setup Information: Vendors setup begins at 8:00am. However, Channel 3 News will be there at 6:00am to feature us on their morning show. Any vendors who would like to be on the news are encouraged to arrive by 6:00 am.

You may drive your vehicle to your booth to unload (until it gets too full to accommodate cars) and then please park in any downtown public lots. The city will be closing Main Street and Bowery Street in front of Cascade Plaza. The Cascade Garage will eb open and free for use.

Please make sure all tents are weighted and secured. Food trucks will have limited access to electricity, so please let us know if you require electricity when you arrive.

Oddmall: Uncensored
Date: September 9-10, 2023
Time: Saturday 11am-8pm, Sunday 11am-6pm
Location: R. Shea Brewing Company (540 S. Main Street, Suite 214 – Akron, Ohio 44311)
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Vendor Setup Information: Vendors may begin setting up at 6pm on Friday and continue until 10pm. Setup will begin again at 8am on Saturday. There will be an elevator and forklift available with an operator to help us load in. If your booth is located on the ground floor (Booths 159-202) you may enter through the main doors in the center of the building. Those booths are located right inside. Booths in the long hallway may enter through the first set of doors and carry their items down the stairs to the show floor. Vendors who with to use the elevator should enter through the main doors along with the people in booths 159-202).

Vendors are responsible for providing their own tables and chairs at this venue.

Oddmall: Haunted Hullabaloo
Date: September 30, 2023
Time: Saturday 4pm-9pm
Location: Ghoul Brothers Haunted Attraction
(3235 Manchester Rd (Portage Lakes Plaza) Akron, OH 44319)
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Vendor Setup Information: Vendors my begin setting up at 1pm. There are some lights in the parking lot but vendors are encouraged to bring their own (for decorative and functional purposes). We will have electricity available onsite but we appreciate any generators people can bring to help keep the lights on.

If you are using a tent please make sure it is properly weighted and secured.

Oddmall: Hallowondrous
Date: October 20-22, 2023
Time: Friday 5pm-10pm, Saturday 12pm-10pm, Sunday 10am-5pm
Location: Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds Building 38 (19201 E Bagley Rd, Berea, OH 44130)
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Vendor Setup Information: Vendor setup begins at 12pm on Friday and at 9am on Saturday. Tables and chairs are provided as needed for indoor vendors. Outdoor vendors must be sure to properly weight and secure all tents. Tables and chairs are provided inside for anybody who wants them.

Food Vendors: All food vendors should be set up and prepared for inspection by 4pm on Friday.

Akron Pug Fest
Date: TBA
Time: TBA
Location: Canal Place (520 Main St.  Akron, Ohio – Behind Building 24)
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Vendor Setup Information: Vendors setup begins at 8:00am.

You may drive your vehicle to your booth to unload (until it gets too full to accommodate cars) and then please park in any downtown public lots. The city will be closing Main Street and Bowery Street in front of Cascade Plaza. The Cascade Garage under the plaza and accessible from Mill Street will be open and free for use.

Please make sure all tents are weighted and secured. Food trucks will have limited access to electricity, so please let us know if you require electricity when you arrive.

Oddmall: Chrishanukwanzmadan
Date: December 8th, 9th, and 10th, 2023
Time: Friday 6pm-10pm, Saturday 10am-6pm, Sunday 10am-5pm
Location: Quality Inn & Suites  (4742 Brecksville Rd, Richfield, OH 44286)

Vendor Setup Information: Vendors setup begins at 12:00pm on Friday December 8th. Vendors may continue setting up until 10pm, although the preview show opens at 6pm. Any vendors who are unable to arrive on Friday my begin setting up at 8am on Saturday.

Vendors in the NORTH POLE (booths 1-103) should enter through Doors 01, 02, or 03. Door 03 has a small flight of stairs to consider. Also, the food trucks will be setting up near Door 03, so let’s try to save that as our auxiliary door in case 01 and 02 are too busy.

Vendors in the SOUTH POLE (booths 104+) should enter through Doors 04 and 05. These are on the same ground level as the atrium. Also, please keep in mind that SOUTH POLE booths and also NORTH POLE booths in the lobby are in areas that do not lock up at night. We will have security watching over them but it is a good idea to make plans to cover your items or otherwise secure them overnight.

FOOD TRUCK Vendors should arrive near Door 3 and attract the attention of a staff member before setting up.

There will be parties Friday night and Saturday night hosted by some amazing Oddmall vendors and friends. Please visit the Oddmall: Chrishanukwanzmadan page to learn all about the parties and other exciting events happening at the show (there are some really cool things going on – ugly sweater contest, gift exchange, parties, crafts, kid activities, so much more).

If you’d like to stay overnight follow this link to learn how you can nab FREE BOOTHS at future Oddmall shows by making a reservation at Quality Inn & Suites.

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